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Introduction: Rural communities have poorer health compared to urban populations due partly to having lesser healthcare access. Rural placements during medical education can equip students with the knowledge and skills to work in rural communities, and, it is hoped, increase the supply of rural physicians. It is unclear how students gain knowledge of rural generalism during placements, and how this can be understood in terms of place-based and/or sociocultural educational theories. To gain insight into these questions we considered the experiences of pre-clerkship medical students who completed two mandatory four-week rural placements during their second year of medical school.
Methods: Data was collected using semi-structured interviews or focus groups, followed by thematic analysis of the interview transcripts.
Results: Rural placements allowed students to learn about rural generalism such as breadth of practice, and boundary issues. This occurred mainly by students interacting with rural physician faculty, with the effectiveness of precepting being key to students acquiring knowledge and skills and reporting a positive regard for the placement experience.
Discussion: Our data show the central role of generalist physician preceptors in how and what students learn while participating in rural placements. Sociocultural learning theory best explains student learning, while place-based education theory helps inform the curriculum. Effective training and preparation of preceptors is likely key to positive student placement experiences.
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Introduction : Les communautés rurales sont en moins bonne santé que les populations urbaines, en partie parce qu’elles ont moins accès aux soins de santé. Les stages de médecine en milieu rural peuvent permettre aux étudiants d’acquérir les connaissances et les compétences nécessaires pour travailler dans les communautés rurales et, on l’espère, augmenter le nombre de médecins y travaillent. On ne sait pas clairement comment les étudiants acquièrent des connaissances sur le généralisme rural au cours de leurs stages, et comment cela peut être compris en termes de théories éducatives socioculturelles et/ou basées sur le lieu de travail. Pour répondre à ces questions, nous avons étudié les expériences d’étudiants en médecine au pré-clinique qui ont effectué deux stages obligatoires de quatre semaines en milieu rural au cours de leur deuxième année d’études de médecine.
Méthodes : Les données ont été recueillies au moyen d’entrevues semi-structurées ou de groupes de discussion, suivis d’une analyse thématique des transcriptions des entrevues.
Résultats : Les stages en milieu rural ont permis aux étudiants de se familiariser avec le généralisme rural, notamment l’étendue de la pratique et les questions de limites. L’efficacité du préceptorat est essentielle pour que les étudiants acquièrent des connaissances et des compétences et qu'ils aient une expérience de stage positive.
Discussion : Nos données témoignent du rôle central que jouent les médecins généralistes précepteurs quant au contenu et modes d’apprentissage des étudiants lorsqu’ils participent à des stages en milieu rural. La théorie de l’apprentissage socioculturel est celle qui explique le mieux l’apprentissage des étudiants, tandis que la théorie de la formation fondée sur le lieu contribue à orienter le programme d’études. Une formation et préparation efficace des précepteurs est probablement la clé d’une expérience de stage positive pour les étudiants.
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